Relative Toxicity

So, I've been a senior clerk (4th year medical intern) for a year in a public hospital and life there is insane. Especially my rotation in the OB-GYN department. You hardly get any sleep, if at all. Pregnant women and all sorts of women with "women problems" are cramped into this tiny ER, manned by one of the more toxic residents in the department. (Sorry Doc Revs!)

We average 20 admissions, not to mention several OPD cases. Now that I'm a post-graduate intern in a private hospital, I see less patients in the course of my duty and so far, my award-winning record of 16 admissions in the Pediatric Department has been hailed toxic by the residents there. So, I really shouldn't be complaining that life is toxic in a private hospital, right? I mean, there is a significantly lesser number of patients to disturb my sleep. But I still feel like I enjoyed my OB duties more than my current, less tiring duties. I guess that's because I was in the company of people I've known for all 4 years of medical school.

Maybe I'll learn to love working in a private hospital. It's still early. Maybe I'll learn to love my new groupmates. But the main reason for this blog is that...

I miss my 2 girls and a guy!